Sculpted skull with acrylic base

Art

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El Camino College Anthropology Museum

Name/Title

Sculpted skull with acrylic base

Entry/Object ID

E-169-AB

Description

A large terracotta sculpture of a calavera skull wearing a church shaped headdress. Colored tan, brown, yellow, white and pink, this beautiful piece has three doves sitting on the headdress, along with an intricate design on the face of the skull, from the top of the forehead to the nose. Two pink cherubs decorate the top corners of the highest piece of the headdress, while more lace-like designs cover the façade. It sits on it's own acrylic display stand.

Artwork Details

Medium

Clay

Collection

El Camino College Anthropology Museum

Category

Day of the Dead
Ethnography, Anthropology

Acquisition

Accession

07.01.11

Made/Created

Artist

Juan Torres

Place

* Untyped Place

Capula Michoacan, Mexico

Ethnography

Cultural Region

* Untyped Cultural Region

Mexico

Notes

Capula Michoacan

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Dimensions of Sculpture

Height

45 cm

Width

25 cm

Dimension Description

Dimensions of Case

Height

20.25 cm

Width

14.5 cm

Depth

9.25 cm

Color

White, Yellow, Black, Pink

Condition

Notes

- Upper bird missing left and right wings. - head of top bird was broken off and repaired - Small crack above skull on the center bottom of skull. - White dust from paint on church in some areas. - Left bird missing left wing. - Yellow paint slightly chipped on the left side on the left side of the right nostril. - Horizontal cracks on bottom backs of church, left and right.

Web Links and URLs

The Meaning and Importance of Sugar (Calavera) Skulls